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White Room Quiz Mon 30 Dec 2024 - End of the Year Quiz

Mi-Amigo — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 06:44:13 GMT

Welcome to

There are two White Room Quizzes each week - one on Monday and one on Wednesday.

Today`s White Room Quiz is THE END OF THE YEAR QUIZ.

Instead of the usual 8 questions, there are 12 questions, with one question related to an event in each

month of 2024.

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

Those wishing to take part must pm me - @Mi-Amigo - their answers between 12 noon today [Monday] and 03.00am Wednesday morning.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian @Dave-O2

and any member, who has taken part in the past or has never taken part, and any new members will join in with today`s White Room Quiz.

TODAY`S TWELVE QUESTIONS

Q1 JAN - 20. Japan became the 5th nation to land a spacecraft on the Moon.

What was the name of the spacecraft ?

Q2 FEB - 18. 77th British Academy Film Awards [BAFTA} held.

What was the title of the film which won "Best Film" ?

Q3 MAR - 28. Radio Caroline celebrated 60 years of broadcasting.

Who was the radio station named after ?

Q4 APR - 19. Taylor Swift released her 11th studio album, which broke Spotify record with over 300 million

streams in one day.

What was the title of the album ?

Q5 MAY - 11. European Song Contest final held in Sweden, won by Swiss contestant Nemo.

What was the title of Memo`s winning song ?

Q6 JUN - 20. Donald Sutherland, actor, died.

What was the name of the character he played in 1967 movie "The Dirty Dozen" ?

Q7 JUL - 04. British General Election held.

Former PM Liz Truss lost her seat - in which constituency ?

Q8 AUG - 05. British artist Banksy began a series of artworks around London, each featuring animals.

Which animal featured on the first of the series on this date near Kew Bridge ?

Q9 SEP - 27. Dame Maggie Smith, actor, died.

What was the name of the character she played in 1978 movie "Death on the Nile" ?

Q10 OCT - 20. ICC Women`s T20 World Cup held in United Arab Emirates.

Which country`s team won the World Cup ?

Q11 NOV - 03. Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted, killing 10 people and forcing 7km evacuation zone.

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is on which eastern Indonesian island ?

Q12 DEC - 01. Terry Griffiths, Welsh snooker player, died.

Who did he beat in 1979 World Snooker Championship final ?

The White Room Quiz is open to all members of the Community.

Those who want to take part must send a pm [private message] to me [Mi-Amigo] with their answers between 12 noon today [Mon 30 Dec 2024] and 03.00am Wed 01 Jan 2025.

Please do not post your answers on the thread.

The answers - and results for each player taking part - will be posted on morning of Wed 01 Jan 2025.

Each member will be awarded for each correct answer. In addition, Thinkers will be awarded as follows

THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 12 noon today [Mon 30 Dec 2024] and before 03.00am on 01 Jan 2025].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 03.00am on 01 Jan 2025 will be declared void.

No googling, wiki, youtube, ChatGPT search for answers.

The White Room Quiz is open to all members.

New members, who have recently joined the Community, and members who have not taken part before, are welcome to join the "regulars" with this week`s quiz.

Please feel free to post any comments on the questions - but not the answers - on this thread.

If you have any questions about the quiz, please ask and I will reply here.

I hope everyone likes the questions in today`s White Room Quiz, and finds this WRQ fun.

Good luck, everyone

@Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Dec 2024 - End of the Year Quiz

jonsie — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 14:35:07 GMT

End of the year is nigh @Mi-Amigo ----->>

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Dec 2024 - End of the Year Quiz

Oxonian — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:03:38 GMT

I think @jonsie that it was Johnnie Walker who was broadcasting at the moment the Marine Offences Act took effect ; and he heroically continued to broadcast. 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Dec 2024 - End of the Year Quiz

Oxonian — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:05:47 GMT

I wondered @Mi-Amigo if Radio Caroline would feature in this WRQ ? 😀

My answers await your scrutiny ; thank you for organising. 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Dec 2024 - End of the Year Quiz

Cleoriff — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 22:36:49 GMT

Incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Dec 2024 - End of the Year Quiz

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 06:42:32 GMT

Thank you @jonsie

I love the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @MI5

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Oxonian

yes, you were right. Johnnie Walker [and Robbie Dale] made the historic broadcast when MOA became law.

pm with your answers received

Thank you @Cleoriff

like the gif [for all the Swifties]

pm with your answes received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Dec 2024 - End of the Year Quiz

Oxonian — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 16:35:56 GMT

@Mi-Amigo wrote:

Thank you @Oxonian
yes, you were right. Johnnie Walker [and Robbie Dale] made the historic broadcast when MOA became law.

And I believe @Mi-Amigo that Johnnie Walker retired from broadcasting a couple of months' ago due to ill-health ; he was broadcasting "Sounds of the 70s" on Radio 2 until then. 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Dec 2024 - End of the Year Quiz

MI5 — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 16:54:15 GMT

and has sadly died today.

RIP Johnnie

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Dec 2024 - End of the Year Quiz

jonsie — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 16:58:39 GMT

That's sad!

RIP Johnnie

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Dec 2024 - End of the Year Quiz

Oxonian — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 17:29:30 GMT

Very sad indeed ; RIP :-

Johnnie Walker: Former BBC Radio 2 DJ dies at the age of 79 - BBC News

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce9051nljd3o

Johnnie Walker, BBC Radio DJ, dies aged 79 | Johnnie Walker | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/dec/31/johnnie-walker-bbc-radio-dj-dies-aged-79

I always felt that there were an element of poacher turned gamekeeper about Johnnie ; defying the Marine Offences Act but later becoming a stalwart of the BBC. A brilliant DJ, always seemed to say just the right thing at the right time. 👍

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Dec 2024 - End of the Year Quiz

pgn — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 17:53:13 GMT

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo -->

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Dec 2024 - End of the Year Quiz

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 18:45:56 GMT

Thank you @MI5 @jonsie @Oxonian for your posts/tributes to Johnnie Walker.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Dec 2024 - End of the Year Quiz

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 18:46:37 GMT

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Dec 2024 - End of the Year Quiz

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 05:54:09 GMT

THE ANSWERS

Q1 JAN - 20. Japan became the 5th nation to land a spacecraft on the Moon.

What was the name of the spacecraft ?

A1 SLIM - Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon

Q2 FEB - 18. 77th British Academy Film Awards [BAFTA} held.

What was the title of the film which won "Best Film" ?

A2 Oppenheimer

Q3 MAR - 28. Radio Caroline celebrated 60 years of broadcasting.

Who was the radio station named after ?

A3 Caroline Kennedy - daughter of US President JFK

Q4 APR - 19. Taylor Swift released her 11th studio album, which broke Spotify record with over 300 million

streams in one day.

What was the title of the album ?

A4 The Tortured Poets Department

Q5 MAY - 11. European Song Contest final held in Sweden, won by Swiss contestant Nemo.

What was the title of Memo`s winning song ?

A5 The Code

Q6 JUN - 20. Donald Sutherland, actor, died.

What was the name of the character he played in 1967 movie "The Dirty Dozen" ?

A6 Vernon Pinkley

Q7 JUL - 04. British General Election held.

Former PM Liz Truss lost her seat - in which constituency ?

A7 South West Norfolk

Q8 AUG - 05. British artist Banksy began a series of artworks around London, each featuring animals.

Which animal featured on the first of the series on this date near Kew Bridge ?

A8 goat

Q9 SEP - 27. Dame Maggie Smith, actor, died.

What was the name of the character she played in 1978 movie "Death on the Nile" ?

A9 Miss Bowers

Q10 OCT - 20. ICC Women`s T20 World Cup held in United Arab Emirates.

Which country`s team won the World Cup ?

A10 New Zealand

Q11 NOV - 03. Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted, killing 10 people and forcing 7km evacuation zone.

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is on which eastern Indonesian island ?

A11 Flores Island

Q12 DEC - 01. Terry Griffiths, Welsh snooker player, died.

Who did he beat in 1979 World Snooker Championship final ?

A12 Dennis Taylor

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Dec 2024 - End of the Year Quiz

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 06:03:35 GMT

THE RESULTS

@jonsie

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct Q5 correct Q6 correct .

Q7 correct Q8 correct Q9 correct Q10 correct Q11 correct Q12 correct .

plus for 12 correct answers also awarded

Diamond Thinker

@MI5

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct Q5 correct Q6 correct .

Q7 correct Q8 correct Q9 correct Q10 correct Q11 correct Q12 correct .

plus for 12 correct answers also awarded

Diamond Thinker

@Oxonian

Q1 pass Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct Q5 correct Q6 correct .

Q7 correct Q8 sheep - incorrect Q9 correct Q10 correct Q11 correct Q12 correct .

plus for 10 correct answers also awarded

Gold Thinker

@Cleoriff

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct Q5 correct Q6 correct .

Q7 correct Q8 correct Q9 correct Q10 correct Q11 correct Q12 correct .

plus for 12 correct answers also awarded

Diamond Thinker

@pgn

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct Q5 correct Q6 correct .

Q7 correct Q8 correct Q9 correct Q10 correct Q11 correct Q12 correct .

plus for 12 correct answers also awarded

Diamond Thinker

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Dec 2024 - End of the Year Quiz

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 06:09:31 GMT

AWARDS

Diamond Thinker = 12 correct - @jonsie @MI5 @Cleoriff @pgn

Gold Thinker = 10 correct - @Oxonian

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DIAMOND THINKERS - @jonsie @MI5 @Cleoriff @pgn

and Well Done to the GOLD THINKER - @Oxonian

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR WRQ QUIZZERS - past and present

I hope everyone enjoyed this White Room Quiz and will join in today`s White Room Quiz which will be

the White Room Quiz - The Chase Challenge, with 8 questions which the Chasers on ITV`s quiz show

The Chase got wrong, and will be posted on a separate thread shortly.

Thanks everyone who has taken part in WRQ over the past year and has made the quiz fun.

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Dec 2024 - End of the Year Quiz

pgn — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 08:28:24 GMT

Shining performance from all, well done and thanks for running these, @Mi-Amigo!

And now for the New Year's Day WRQ, hey-ho!

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Dec 2024 - End of the Year Quiz

Cleoriff — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 09:39:42 GMT

Well done one and all. Thanks to @Mi-Amigo for all his hard work xxx

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Dec 2024 - End of the Year Quiz

jonsie — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 10:44:33 GMT

Good quiz @Mi-Amigo and good scores all round

It's strange that I wouldn't have remembered a couple of those had I not been reading an article on the highlights of 2024

Re: White Room Quiz Mon 30 Dec 2024 - End of the Year Quiz

Oxonian — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 11:20:07 GMT

Thank you @Mi-Amigo, very pleased with my score, even though I was bottom of the pile ! 😀

A shame that there weren't a few more entries although I appreciate that, for many, this is a busy time of year.

Well done to everyone else and Happy New Year ! 👍